The Wasp — 1888 — page 493: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **text articles and advertisements rather than political cartoons**. The main content includes: 1. **"How He Worked Them"** - A narrative sketch about a tramp's deceptions and con artist schemes 2. **"Maids in a Bath"** - A humorous story about servants at a seaside resort experiencing bathing mishaps and indignities 3. Various anecdotes and brief humor pieces 4. A **Horsford's Acid Phosphate advertisement** at bottom The material reflects typical late 19th-century American satirical magazine content: satirizing class pretensions, servant stereotypes, and social embarrassments through comedic narratives. The tramp story mocks working-class deception, while the maid story ridicules domestic servants' social awkwardness. **No identifiable political figures or specific dated references are visible on this page.** The satire targets broad social types rather than particular events or people.